Muslim and Christian scholars, thinkers and cultural and political figures attended the conference, titled “Together against Terrorism”, to discuss how the Egyptian society should stand against terrorism...
Read More »Islamic Law Becomes Optional for Greek Muslims in Family Disputes
The Greek Parliament on Tuesday made the practice of Islamic shariah law in family disputes optional for the country's Muslim minority, changing a century-old legacy....
Read More »Article: Shiʿi Preaching in West Africa
While there has been much emphasis on new types of media for the dissemination of Islamic ideas, this article focuses on the conventional Friday khuṭba. Lebanese Shaykh al-Zayn was trained in Najaf, Iraq and was sent by Musa al-Sadr to serve the...
Read More »Call for Papers: Journal of Muslims in Europe
The Journal of Muslims in Europe called for articles dealing with contemporary issues of Islam and Muslims in Europe from all disciplines and across the whole region, as well as historical studies of relevance to the...
Read More »Call for Papers: Religious Marriages in the Mediterranean
A two-day conference is organized by the University of Malta through the Department of Civil Law and the Mediterranean Institute research group on Belief, Identity and Exchange in conjunction with the ERC-funded research project on...
Read More »Constructing a Worldview: Al-Barqī’s Role in the Making of Early Shī‘ī Faith
Based on the earliest Shīʽī sources extant, this book seeks to portray the worldview of the Shīʽa prior to the crystallization of their beliefs and doctrines...
Read More »Islamic Dress Code Should Be Accommodated in Irish Schools
A Muslim campaign group says school uniforms should accommodate Islamic dress codes by allowing girls to wear full-length skirts, long-sleeved shirts and headscarves...
Read More »Animated Film “Bilal” Who Became Voice of Islam Gets US Release
Animated film Bilal, which tells the thousand-year-old story of the freed Ethiopian slave, Bilal Ibn Rabah, who went on to become Islam's first muezzin and a close adviser to the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H), is finally making its way over to...
Read More »No “Triple Talaq” In Indian Muslim Nations
The Indian Union Law Minister said when "transformational laws like triple talaq bill" were brought for the welfare of the people, "the orthodox segments oppose that but their opposition fails"....
Read More »Bangladesh Court Upholds Ban on Rohingya Muslim Refugees Marriage
A Bangladesh court on Monday upheld a government ban on marriage between its citizens and refugees from Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya minority, who have fled ethnic violence in the...
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